løn

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse laun, from Proto-Germanic *launą n, cf. German Lohn.

Noun

løn c (singular definite lønnen, not used in plural form)

  1. salary, wage

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlynr, from Proto-Germanic *hluniz (“maple”).

Noun

løn c (singular definite lønnen, plural indefinite lønne)

  1. a maple (tree)

References

Etymology 3

From Old Norse laun, from Proto-Germanic *laugnaz (“hidden”).

Noun

løn (uninflected)

  1. (only in i løn) secret
Derived terms

References

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish løn, from Old Danish løn, from Old Norse laun, from Proto-Germanic *launą.

Pronunciation

Noun

løn f (genitive singular lønar, plural lønir)

  1. wage, salary

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative løn lønin lønir lønirnar
accusative løn lønina lønir lønirnar
dative løn lønini lønum lønunum
genitive lønar lønarinnar løna lønanna
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